Charles E. Rice

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Charles E. Rice
Vice Chair of the Conservative Party of New York
In office
1962–1969
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKiernan O'Doherty
Personal details
Born
Charles Edward Rice

(1931-08-07)August 7, 1931
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 2015(2015-02-25) (aged 83)
SpouseMary E. Rice
Children10
Education
Lieutenant Colonel (reserves
)

Charles Edward Rice (August 7, 1931 – February 25, 2015) was an American legal scholar, Catholic apologist, and author of several books.[1] He is best known for his career at the Notre Dame Law School at Notre Dame, Indiana. He began teaching there in 1969,[1] and in 2000 earned professor emeritus status. During the time he was retired, he continued to teach classes at the University of Notre Dame until 2014.[1]

Personal life

Rice was of Irish descent and his father was active in Irish-American and Catholic organizations in New York City.[2][3] He lived with his wife, Mary, in Mishawaka, Indiana. They had 10 biological children and 41 grandchildren,[4][5] and adopted a son from South Vietnam.[1]

Education & legal career

Rice received the B.A. degree from the

Fordham Law School before joining, in 1969, the faculty of law at Notre Dame.[4]

Career

He was instrumental in the founding of the

Conservative Party of New York in the 1960s. He served as vice-chairman of the party from 1962 to 1969.[6]

Rice served in the Marine Corps and was a retired lieutenant colonel who served in the Marine Corps Reserve.[1]

From 1981 to 1993, Rice was a member of the Education Appeal Board of the

Eternal Word Television Network. He served as chairman of the Center for Law and Justice International in New Hope, Kentucky, and a director of the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor
. He was an assistant coach of the Notre Dame Boxing Club.

Rice was one of the co-founders of Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[7] He is also a board member of Blackstone Fellowship the Christian conservative legal training program run by Alliance Defending Freedom.[8]

Publications

Video lectures

Rice made several video lectures on

Natural Law Theory and other topics, including The Good Code for EWTN,[1][9] Right Reason with Dr. Charles Rice alongside Michael Voris for Church Militant.tv,[10] and Natural Law: What It Is and Why We Need It for International Catholic University.[11]

Books

Columns

Rice was a regular columnist for The Irish Rover, a student-run newspaper serving the University of Notre Dame campus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Remembering Professor Charles Rice, the embodiment of Notre Dame". Catholic News Agency. 3 March 2015.
  2. ^ Brown, Judie (2015-05-01). "Remembering Professor Charles Rice (1931-2015)". Celebrate Life Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. ^ "Charles Rice Obituary (2015) - Mishawaka, IN - South Bend Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  4. ^ a b "Charles e. Rice". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam: Charles E. Rice". law.nd.edu. February 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Conservative Party of New York State Records, 1962-2004 - M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives".
  7. ^ "CorpWatch : US: Our Lady of Discord". www.corpwatch.org. Archived from the original on 2006-08-07.
  8. ^ "Blackstone Legal Fellowship". Alliance Defending Freedom. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "The Good Code: The Natural Law". EWTN.
  10. ^ ".Mic'd Up "Right Reason with Dr. Charles Rice" May 1, 2013". Church Militant.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
  11. ^ "Natural Law: What It Is and Why We Need It". International Catholic University.